The gallants burden A sermon preached at Pauls Cross, the twenty nine of March,…The gallants burden A sermon preached at Paules Crosse, the twentie nine of March,…

But do the Edomites only take up these Weapons of scorn against us? No, I speak it betwixt shame and grief, even the Israelites scorn the Prophets. There are some sick of a wantonness in Religion, so hot about the question, De modo, that the Devil steals the matter of Religion from their hearts: if we cannot wrangle with Forms and Shadows, and show our selves refractory to established Orders, we shall, Malè audire, our Sermons shall be slighted, our persons derided: thus, this is the mischief; men of name, professors of note, when they speak bitterly of us, their credit carries it strong with our scandals: one Arrow of these Israelites, wounds deeper then a hundred Cannon-shot ⟨image 17⟩of the Edomites: I confess I speak Stones, but if they hit, as they are intended, they shall heal some, hurt none: (Dicatur veritas, rumpatur inuidia) Let Trueth be spoken, and Envy burst her Gall: let all these Scorners remember, that the contempt done to us, redounds to God himself: He that despiseth us, despiseth men: he that Christ, despiseth his Saviour: Is all this nothing? But he that despiseth me and you, despiseth him that sent me and you: It comes to somewhat then, and more then ever mortal man shall be able to answer; is it not enough for them, that they have drawn out the life-blood of our Livings, but they must expose our persons to contempt? So the Jews spoiled Christ of his Vestments, and then mocked him with baseness. Our poverty of flouted by them that have our Livings: surely, if repentance and restitution prevent it not, they shall have a Tithe one day, which they have more right to, the tenth Sheaf of that Harvest, which is reserved for Reprobates in Hell. The Turks lay it is an imputation on our Religion, that we spoil our Gods: for shame, do not the Turks, and shall the Christians? David would not have Areunah's Threshing-floor without money; if these men should have no room in the Church, but what they pay for, I think they would quietly suffer themselves to be turned forth of doors.

But doe the Edomites onely take up these Weapons of scorne against vs? No, I speake it betwixt shame and griefe, euen the Israelites scorne the Prophets. There are some sicke of a wantonnes in Religion, so hot about the question, De modo, that the Deuill steales the matter of Religion from their heartes: if we cannot wrangle with Formes and Shadowes, and shew our selues refractarie to established Orders, we shall, Malè audire, our Sermons shall be slighted, our persons derided: thus, this is the mischiefe; men of name, professors of note, when they speake bitterly of vs, their credite carries it strong with our scandals: one Arrow of these Israelites, wounds deeper then a hundred Cannon-shot